PS: I wonder if you replaced the copper washer each time you drained oil and replaced the bolt? No amount of tightening will eliminate leaks with a deformed washer. I try to remember to order washers when I buy filters. What about old copper washers? Save one as a sample to show the parts guy.. errr person. Put the others in your scrap bin as a hedge against a worldwide copper shortage. Lastly, consider a torque wrench when tightening the bolt. Put your oldest lasagna pan under 'ol KarmaValdiz George in GR, '87 Van O'White. Rain just beads off my driveway. --- PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET> wrote: > Hello List, > There is a drop of oil per minute leaking from my > oil drain nut. > It won't tighten down all the way--but doesn't fall > out yet. > Don't know if the nut's threads are stripped, or the > housing threads... > > Anybody dealt with this? > How is it remedied & where do I take it to have it > repaired? > Thanks a lot! > > Phaedra > '85 Westy 4-speed
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